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This course focuses on the most recent theories and concepts to assess and develop empowering teams within a global environment. It also provides a strategic assessment between leadership and management actions that drive effective teams, while also introducing emotional intelligence as one of the systemic integration elements for the course.

This introduction course provides learners with an overview of the unique Academic Learning Model in the curriculum. Detailed expectations for the program clarify the goals of the program while detailed strategies for successful completion guide the learners. Learners also identify personal interest areas to assist faculty in building their scaffolds through the program with a specific focus on scholarly writing and research at the graduate level. The module will cover both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies. It also introduces the complexity of research in social science using systems thinking, along with multiple intelligences.

The module focuses on the most recent theories and concepts to assess and develop empowering teams within a global environment. The module also provides a strategic assessment between leadership and management actions that drive effective teams, while introducing emotional intelligence as one of the systemic integration elements for the course.

This module provides learners with a comprehensive understanding of the challenges associated with disruptive technological advances in an increasingly globalized business environment. The module allows learners to better understand how to navigate internal and external complexities while utilizing a systemic approach to creating and executing strategic initiatives. Learners are provided a variety of relevant models and frameworks in order to manage organizational strategies in an international marketplace, while seeking to obtain a sustainable competitive advantage.

This module provides learners the theoretical framework to forecast potential global macroeconomic and microeconomic case studies. The theoretical framework includes monetary and interest policies of central banks, tax policies and exchange rate policies. The module elaborates on different policy perspectives of different economists and schools of economic thought. Topics also include demand and cost estimation, production decisions, pricing, analysis at competitive market structures, and antitrust issues.

This module provides a review and analysis of theories and models in decision making. Rather than taking a conventional problem-based approach, the module focuses on the ideal solution that is systemic in nature. The module challenges learners to view the entire system at work, rather than as separate parts of the system.

The module provides learners with the knowledge, insight, and analytical skills related to how an international corporation designs and implements systems to plan, implement, control, and manage firm financial performance across the globe. As the final module within the course, the module takes a systemic overview of business that drives globalization while beginning to focus learners on their capstone project.

The module explores financial concepts used in financial statement reporting, financial analysis, and investments. Topics include creating and understanding a financial statement, appreciating financial disclosure issues, developing a budget, and evaluating cash-flow projections. The module provides insight into financial reports and analysis of the financial position and the operating results of business organizations, including several techniques.

The module offers an in-depth comparative analysis of the different theories of leadership with an emphasis on cultural adaptations. The module focuses on application of relevant leadership theories within unique cultural contexts. The module provides special focus on transformational leadership, and offers the ability for learners the opportunity to systemically develop transformational leadership in organizations while integrating cultural intelligence.

The module weaves learning from the core modules into a systemic perspective of achieving competitive advantage in entrepreneurship.  The module explores both established and emerging approaches in marketplace approaches to achieve competitive advantage for small and medium sized enterprises within a cultural context. Learners design a proactive learning system within a small and mid-size enterprise.

The module focuses on innovation as the necessary driver of success for any organization. Innovation from creativity can be a systematic discipline that exists in all forms of organizations. With the focus on creating systemic processes that burst with innovation, the module balances the role of individual entrepreneurship and organizational innovation. 

This  Remote Management program is for those who need to manage and lead teams at various levels of the organization. Designed for individuals who demand much more than generic information and wish to develop their remote management skills, the program is ideal for people in current management and leadership roles as well as those who aspire to those positions. Anyone responsible for driving innovation, managing projects, and lead people in a remote environment should attend.

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The Introduction to Social Science Research and quantitative research methods module introduces learners to the field of social science research. As the first research module, it introduces specific requirements of scholarly writing at the doctoral level. The module then examines in depth the research process and introduces learners to the various aspects of doing scientific research with a specific focus on quantitative methodology, providing practical advice and insight in the field of business. Topics covered include scholarly writing, problem statement development, research question/hypothesis formulation and theory synthesis, data collection techniques, and data analyses methodologies.

The Introduction to Social Science Research and quantitative research methods module introduces learners to the field of social science research. As the first research module, it introduces specific requirements of scholarly writing at the doctoral level. The module then examines in depth the research process and introduces learners to the various aspects of doing scientific research with a specific focus on quantitative methodology, providing practical advice and insight in the field of business. Topics covered include scholarly writing, problem statement development, research question/hypothesis formulation and theory synthesis, data collection techniques, and data analyses methodologies.

This course introduces the qualitative approach of grounded theory research. It provides foundational knowledge to build credible theories within a dynamic environment. These are the foundational concepts needed before planning, coding, analysis, and theory construction, which is the process of theory building from qualitative data. Grounded theory approach is very flexible, dynamic and challenging. This course will help learners, thoroughly understand the methodology, and why it is utilized, so they do not apply the process too rigidly and dogmatically, which could hinder the quality of their theory development.

This module introduces the philosophy of knowledge which guides learners with a deeper understanding of the complexity of knowledge. A strong foundation for PhD learners start with an understanding of individual philosophies that relate to definition, purpose, acquisition and application of knowledge. The module provides an overview of multiple theoretical perspectives throughout history. These perspectives examine the nature of knowledge and cognition. While structuring an open mind of the PhD learner, the applications of knowledge becomes a fluid process of inquiry. This introductory module helps learners define their own philosophy of knowledge and establish their goals and purpose. This is an interdisciplinary approach integrating perspectives from humanities, natural sciences and social sciences.

This module initiates an exploration into the mindset and psychological framework of successful leaders in conventional organizations. With a focus on emotional intelligence (EQ) to maximize ethical behaviours, the module challenges learners to explore oneself while creating a foundation for the development of emotional intelligence as a systemic intervention within an organization. It helps learners apply emotional intelligence as complex systems (individual, team and organization), rather than intelligence quotient (IQ), to inspire, inform, exercise personal power, innovate, and influence in an environment of increasingly brief, fast-paced, trusting, collaborative, ethical, and innovative human interactions. Along with the previous module on systems thinking, learners develop a clear sense of research ethics. As the final module in the course, this module challenges learners to synthesize complex theories, such as epistemology, systems thinking, emotional intelligence and ethics into the process of a scholarly research study.